Waking Brigid, by Francis Clark. In 1874 Savannah, the Civil War has ended, but a new battle threatens the city—members of a secret demonic cult are at work and a prominent citizen has been killed in a locked room. Sister Brigid, gifted with the sight, becomes a key figure in a clandestine group of priests and nuns fighting the ancient evil.

Firefly Rain, by Richard Dansky. Jacob Logan returns to his boyhood home for a break after his business fails, but finds anything but comfort there – creepy things start happening immediately and conspire to isolate Logan from the outside world. As his terror ratchets up, he realizes his life depends on solving the mystery of the fireflies – they die when brought onto his property.

Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Ellen Datlow. These twenty outstanding, never-before-published horror stories by renowned authors in the genre, will (according to Datlow) "provide a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort."

The Dead Room, by Heather Graham. In this paranormal romantic suspense novel, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre is working on a dig at the historic house where, a year before, an explosion nearly killed her – and her fiancé died. Now she and her lover’s ghost (and his look-alike PI cousin) investigate the blast and discover a conspiracy behind it.

Blaze, by Richard Bachman. One of Stephen King’s earliest novels, written under his Bachman pseudonym and never before published, this is not your typical horror fare. It follows the life of Clayton Blaisdell, Jr. (aka Blaze) from his early years as an abused child, to his life as a petty criminal, whose dead partner talks to him and helps him carry out his biggest heist, the kidnapping of a rich couple's baby.

A Good and Happy Child: A Novel, by Justin Evans. What kind of new father refuses to hold his own son? George Davies' therapist thinks George's problems are rooted in his childhood, but as George begins to remember his past, he begins to believe he needs not a psychiatrist, but an exorcist.

The Society of S, by Susan Hubbard. Thirteen-year-old Ariella Montero, whose mother left the day she was born, discovers that her father is a vampire. Struggling with the idea that she might be one of the undead too, Ari heads south looking for her mother and the truth.

Whispers in the Night, edited by Brandon Massey, features African-American authors who’ve written a wide variety of horror stories, including ghosts, a psychic, a toddler who may be possessed, a different kind of slave ship, an abused wife, zombies, and a man disturbed by childhood teasing about his dark complexion.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney. This oldie goldie horror novel is just as good as its reputation. On the surface, everything in Mill Valley appears normal, but a mysterious force is changing the town and slowly killing it. Don’t forget the 1978 film version on DVD, also available at the library.

The library has other classic horror films too. Try Psycho, starring Tony Perkins and Janet Leigh, or the 1929 Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney. Search the library’s catalog for DVDs under the subject Horror for more titles.